Four straight losses and the Giants have picked up three games in the standings on the Tigers in that brief period -- from a distant 8 games back, to in-the-thickuvit 5 back. Too early to hit the Panic Button for us Torakichi, but it has my teeth a-chatter and my history nerves a-buzz.

What are the biggest end-of-season collapses in NPB history? I know well some of the MLB classic chokers ('78 Red Sox, '07 Mets) but wonder what their NPB equivalents (if any) are.

It took a while, but Nikkan Sports has finally come through with the opposite answer - the biggest comebacks in NPB history.

Coming back from 13 games is the third highest deficit to stage a comeback. The largest difference was Kintetsu 16 games back on June 16, 1994 when they went 32 and 6 (.842 pace) to reach first place on August 10. Unfortunately for them, though, they finished the year in second place.

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